In 2006 Knight starred in BBC1 music TV show, Just The Two Of Us, and is the host of the Radio 2 show Beverley's Gospel Nights, which explores the origins and impact of gospel music. Now in its second season, the show has featured interviews with stars such as Destiny's Child and Shirley Caesar.
Knight is an ambassador for many charities such Christian Aid and has travelled to areas affected by disease and poverty to help raise awareness. She is an active campaigner for anti-Aids organisations such as the Stop AIDS Campaign and The Terrence Higgins Trust and is also a vocal campaigner against homophobic lyrics in urban music. She became an MBE in 2006, the only musician to be granted such an honour in the Queen's eightieth birthday honours list.
In February 2006 Knight consolidated her move into the mainstream audience by appearing on BBC1 music show, Just The Two of Us. The show, featuring celebrities who duet with established singers, ran for two weeks and proved to be a relative disappointment in terms of audience figures – averaging between fifteen and twenty-five percent audience shares.[17] Nevertheless it provided a platform for Knight to reach out to a bigger audience and demonstrate her talent by performing a different array of songs than she would otherwise be known for. Reaching out to new audiences was also a driving force behind Knight’s decision to join Take That on their reunion arena tour. Take That - The Ultimate Tour 06, which ran from April to July 2006, sold 270,000 tickets in less than four hours on sale at the box office and featured Knight as a support act.
In March 2006 Beverley released her fifth album, a compilation set featuring the majority of her top forty UK singles entitled Voice - The Best Of Beverley Knight. The album, which was certified Gold less than a month after its release,[19] became her second highest charting of her career when it entered the UK albums chart at number ten and rose to number nine a month later. It was preceded by the single "Piece of my Heart" – a cover of the Erma Franklin classic made famous by Janis Joplin and entered the singles chart at number sixteen, spending eleven weeks inside the UK top 75 singles chart and becoming her longest-running chart single to date.
In October 2006, Knight recorded her fifth studio album, Music City Soul, in Nashville. Completed in less than five days, the album was released on 7 May 2007 and features collaborations with musicians such as Ronnie Wood and Scotty Moore. It has spawned three singles thus far, "No Man's Land", released on 16 April 2007, "After You", released on 2 July 2007 and "The Queen of Starting Over", released on 15 October 2007.
Beverley will be releasing her next album in spring 2009.
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Made It Back
Beverley Knight Lyrics
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From the wilderness of time
To the land of new beginning
Starting with a new design
Never doubted for a second
That I'd do it on my own
And I held onto my corner
Trusted in the things I know
You will never feel
How good it is to love me
Rather than control me
I don't need the world weighing down my shoulders
But that's all over here I am
[Chorus]
I made it back
From a place called nowhere
I made it back
To do this once again
I made it back
From a place called nowhere
I made it back
Once again I made it back
Got a chance to fix up neatly
Set it off and not too late
Saw the light and walked towards it
I'm the master of my late
Coming up just wasn't easy
It took all the strength I had
Now I'm ready for the action
Mamma got a brand nu bag
You will never feel
How good it is to love me
Rather than control me
I don't need the world weighing down my shoulders
But that's all over here I am
[Chorus: x 2]
Flava, flava, flava
Brand new flava, flava flava
In the song "Made it Back" by Beverley Knight, she talks about her journey from a place of emptiness, which she terms as "nowhere," to a place of triumph. The first verse highlights her move from the wilderness of time, a place that had no meaning to a new land. Although it wasn't an easy journey, she never doubted her ability to make it through.
She affirms that she did it on her own and held onto her corner, whatever that may mean, as she trusted in the things she knew. In the chorus, she expresses her joy at having made it back from "nowhere" and her readiness to do it all over again. She also emphasizes her need for love rather than control and her desire to not have the weight of the world on her shoulders.
In the second verse, Beverley shares how she got the chance to fix things up neatly and not too late, and how she saw the light and walked towards it. She also states that she's now the master of her own fate even though it wasn't an easy journey. She then ends by stating that her mother got a brand new bag, indicating that she's now successful.
Overall, the song is about overcoming challenges and emerging triumphant, no matter how difficult the path may be.
Line by Line Meaning
From a place that had no meaning
Starting from a point of confusion and lack of purpose
From the wilderness of time
From a period in life where there was no progress or momentum
To the land of new beginning
Transitioning to a place of starting over and fresh opportunities
Starting with a new design
Moving forward with an intentional plan and approach
Never doubted for a second
Believing unwaveringly in oneself and one's abilities
That I'd do it on my own
Having the determination and drive to accomplish goals independently
And I held onto my corner
Maintaining a strong sense of self and personal values
Trusted in the things I know
Relying on one's own knowledge and experience to guide action
You will never feel
How good it is to love me
Rather than control me
Asserting agency and independence in relationships, refusing to be controlled by others
I don't need the world weighing down my shoulders
But that's all over here I am
Breaking free from external pressures and challenges to arrive at a place of self-assuredness
I made it back
From a place called nowhere
I made it back
To do this once again
I made it back
From a place called nowhere
I made it back
Once again I made it back
Celebrating the journey of overcoming uncertain, difficult times to achieve success and a renewed sense of purpose
Got a chance to fix up neatly
Set it off and not too late
Saw the light and walked towards it
I'm the master of my late
Taking control of one's situation and seizing opportunities to improve and move forward
Coming up just wasn't easy
It took all the strength I had
Now I'm ready for the action
Mamma got a brand nu bag
Acknowledging the challenges faced and hard work put in to achieve success and progress; enjoying the rewards of effort
Flava, flava, flava
Brand new flava, flava flava
Embracing a new identity and attitude, marked by renewed confidence and strength
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BERNARD EDWARDS, NILE RODGERS, BEVERLEY KNIGHT, REGGIE NOBLE, ROGER ATHELSTON DRAKES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@warrenlondon2426
The 90's Was The Best Era For Music! 🔊🔊
@trollface1994
despite this being a 70s song.
@alm4655
@@trollface1994 You're both wrong. The 80s was objectively the best decade for music, which every sensible person knows. Notice that this song is a blend of 90s and 70s music. The answer's in the maths. Also: this song is epic.
@matthewcreasey5541
Best for RnB
@matteodizesto8087
I have been looking for a week 👌🏾😍
@jmyy5995
2023 ???
@jonnno2439
I found Beverley Knight in 1999, loved her ever since
@lytee3720
Listen her song "flavor of the old school" 1994
@Hulk2k6
@@lytee3720 It was also available as a B-side to this tune
@pipoupipoupiou900
je n'ai jamais autant recherché une musique..toute une soirée, entre applications qui ne reconnait aucun de mes chantonnements, des idées erronées sur l'interprète qui me mène sur des centaines de sites, des recherches de cover des années 90', pour au final me rendre compte que la réponse était dans mes recherches depuis les 10 premières minutes et que je n'avais pas tilté sur le titre.... MERCI